Deforestation tables and charts for Iceland

Deforestation data for Iceland , 1990-2005. Iceland 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 46000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 0.5
Other wooded land (hectares): 104000
Other land with tree cover (hectares): 8,000
Total land area (hectares): 10,300,000

Forest Area

Classification	Area			Annual change rate				Total change
Period	1990	2000	2005	1990-2000	1990-2000	2000-2005	2000-2005	1990-2005	1990-2005	1990s vs 2000s
Units	ha	ha	ha	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	%
Total forest area	25000	38000	46000	1000	4.3	2000	3.9	21,000	84	-9.3
Other wooded land	104000	104000	104000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Primary forests	0	0	0	0		0		0
Plantations	8000	21000	29000	1,370	17.13	1,460	6.95	21000	262.5	-59.4

Chart: Forest cover in Iceland, 1990-2005


Chart: Other wooded land cover in Iceland, 1990-2005


All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)